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Push Media on Mobiles

Motorola and some mobile-software startups are saying that pushing news stories and other on-the-go content to cell phones makes sense, and could help wireless carriers sell more data plans.

Surfing the Web on a cell phone today is a lot like surfing the Web was a decade ago – connections are poor, downloads are slow, and image quality is iffy. And if you wander out of an area with network coverage, you’re knocked offline. That’s why push has a role to play.